Assertion (A): Wind patterns are clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
Reason (R): The directions of wind patterns in the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere are governed by the Coriolis effect.
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Important Questions on World Geography
Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
| List I (City) | List II (River) |
| a. Washington DC | i. River Manzanares |
| b. Berlin | ii. River Seine |
| c. Paris | iii. River Spree |
| d. Madrid | iv. River Potomac |
In which one of the following countries, is Tamil a major language?
1. Great Britain comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2. England covers less than 60% of the total area of the United Kingdom.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
1. The axis of the Earth's magnetic field is inclined at 23 and a half to the geographic axis of the Earth.
2. The Earth's magnetic pole in the Northern Hemisphere is located on a Peninsula in Northern Canada
3. Earth's magnetic equator passes through Thumba in South India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
